如果巴勒斯坦人对以色列做的事情与以色列对巴勒斯坦人做的事情一样，你会作何感想？
I never understood these gotcha questions mostly because my moral compass isn’t broken and influenced by “I like People A but not People B therefore People B should suffer”. I’m a religious Muslim but I’ll still defend the rights of Pakistani Hindus despite what goes on in India.
I’m a proud Arabist yet I believe that there should be an independent Assyrian State for Assyrian Christians in northwestern Iraq as the Assyrians have made it clear that they do not want to be Arab or Arabized and recent events have proven the only way for the community to survive is if it is armed and well-funded.
I’m thinking Assyria should look like this but I’m not an Assyrian so my opinion doesn’t matter on the possible boundaries
This isn’t to say that there aren’t Moroccans, or even Arabs, who think differently from me. I’ve been told several times before that Israelis would need to be punished for previous atrocities but I strongly oppose such moves.
I always tell such Arabs the tale of the Prophet Mohammed and Mecca
In 630 Mecca broke its peace treaty forcing Mohammed to capture the city-state and its leaders such as Abu Sufyan who had killed so many Muslims, tortured many to death and was a tyrant whose name was spoken with contempt. Yet Mohammed forgave him and all the Meccans for the events of the 620s. What I take from that tale is very simple: defend yourself but don’t resort to the evils that others commit. Let their evils be theirs alone, do not share in it.
They committed ethnic cleansing, massacres, spoke of racial supremacy and many were giddy towards the oppression but that doesn’t mean the Palestinians have to resort to such behavior. Have better character, learn from the forgiveness shown in Mecca.
But if the Palestinians emulate Israel then I’ll do what I do with the Iraqis, the Sudanese and the Pakistanis. I’ll express disappointment and condemn the oppression. I don’t take joy in the sufferings of others so I will not celebrate if I see similar headlines come out of an independent Palestine.
The goal is to be better, not just as bad.
Well said. You’re one of the most thoughtful and well spoken individuals on Quora.
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